Cardiogram (1995)

  • NR
  • 04/25/1995 (KZ)
  • Drama, Family
  • 1h 16m

Overview

A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition. It is here that he gets his first taste of the pain and pleasure of love when he falls for a kindly young nurse. His crush becomes a bit of an obsession, he spies on her frequently and experiences his first moments of sexual awakening. Also at the institution everyone speaks Russian and soon Jasulan will face exclusion in his own country.

Darezhan Omirbayev

Director, Writer

Cast

Zhasulan Asauov's headshot

Zhasulan Asauov

Zhasulan
Gulnara Dusmatova's headshot

Gulnara Dusmatova

Nurse Gula
Ilyas Kalymbetov's headshot

Ilyas Kalymbetov

Ilyas
Saule Toktybayeva's headshot

Saule Toktybayeva

Saule
Baurzhan Akhmetov's headshot

Baurzhan Akhmetov

Asil Badayev's headshot

Asil Badayev

Almas Bekgullayev's headshot

Almas Bekgullayev

Yevhen Bondarenko's headshot

Yevhen Bondarenko

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